New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-24
SALE OF CROWN JEWELS.
WILL AMERIcANs PURCHASE LARGELY

Mr. TIFFANY. THE AGENT IN THIS COUNTRY. CAN
NOT DISCLOSE HIS COMMISSIONS.
e. L. Tiffany thinks o great deal Of tho honor OF
beinc appointed American agent In the sac Oh u.
Crown jewels Of France. But he has boon nohona
by the French Government before. In 1878 no TO
,ca the little hit OF ribbon so coveted by French
r,en and Of latc years worn By so many VI tneni'
which ia the decoration Of tho Legion OF honor
perhans I'm connection with tho sale OF tho crown
Jewels Il most Of them ore purchaseo ny nho'i''
he NAV be again decorated by the Government Inc
rrcrch catalogues Of these jewels have boon dis-
1r,butcd all over the country In lew Gays iiHahy
rim send out an illustrated catalogue In English, lot
the benefit Of those Who although they can ahoro
t live thousands Of dollars for single gem, are not
wen up in French. 49,.
Not n largo number Of commissions have been
received as yet and the contrary could NOT % Oh
pcctcd as the sale does not take place uh.n may -
I,ut the number Of inquiries in regard to these com
missions. and especially whom they orc from, u
already extremely large 1t IL already boeVed tna'
many Of the Jewels viii be bought for tnis county
and as time goes tho curiosity as 70 'no pioUSo
purchasers will grow into an eHctcin0n" ~
are many people who have already handsome evne. =.
t,ons NJ Jewels and who will not care 10 give onoo'
,ss,ons Cutsiie Of tho thrce or four more
samous ,ewcs. they have confidence that Tinany VIII
.ecure the best part Of the jewels and thae 'nese
win he brought over here for them 10 P'cA aiA
choosc from Undoubtedly the firm Will buy largely
and have many Of the gems for sale In Union ogua.
shortly after they have been auctioneo OH In faris
,.s s.,nous Rcgent the gem Of the collection,
although down i'm the catalogue Is not TO DO oHeeu'
rhe french people still have some sentiment leu NJ
regard to these souvenirs, which nave oecoraeeu
their victorious Kings and Emperors, ana auaou ~
the majesty Of their Queens and tho beauty y, w.
prncesscs This one magnificent diamond, "hon 'ues
,a,,eve IN he tho finest In the world ana WHICH oo''
them three million and a half Of francs, they wiz no'
,ut nm at auction They afraid that IL VIII W
carried out Of the country, and SO are ehdeaVorms
20 sell 1t privately to some rich CITIZEN WIN "ni -
sip;ous,v guard it on the soil Ut France FOE INC
same reason they smashed the sworos anu thsy Wound
nc,,rc in foreign museums ohered lor sie. hnvs
trsmble lest Mrs. Machay make up her mho " nav
''V MR. TIfany has two large diamonds which nave
often been referred to- They are botn e.v str ~
49, ,fnrnhams book on Precious stones III NatuIo
ATT and Literature" Inc larger one when Is A ~
a. tho TIFFANY diamond, is l2o 3-o carats ana vi
Sssusai iSriiian tnan the Regent although tine
latter is larger, being 1876 4-1o carats' r; la ts
g Sss no perhaps he could obtain far more yan
able. In am old inventory dated lIVl he nd ie tee
e.. is historic while tho Tiffany was carried straie ny
from the Kimberley mines 10 tho Paris MOUSE use o y.
linany 8 CO.. without any f0ni'n'0 "N"''''1 '''>
s Another diamond in the Tiffany collection, called
Mo- w aeS they claim that it is nnestcut br
liant In existence II was cut wlthoue resaau W ~.
;csnv correct 1t is valued at $4,000. These Two
diamonds shown the other gay 20 sa1ats cut
ty the Arm. Altogether the house shows tni Ivy
three damonde when they beiSvs to Dc larger ons a
sny .ro measuring one and one-sxth inches across
and is about thrcequarters of an inch in thickness
There are areaoy many large ana yaiusolo eon w.
tons Of gems In this country, particularly among tne
wealthy people Of the Pacific coast and the possesso6
tho Ststoric Jewels OF France to add to them "
course tho gossips say that Mrs Mackay WIZ SoDpiS
S1doir literally studded with precious stones; and the
Fairs and sbafons and Hearss are names that Occur U
stors Of Now-Y York are eagerly spccuated upon. IN
iact tho name Of every wealthy woman IN mentioned
srd II seems pity that Tiffany rules DO not permit
tho satsfaction Of this burning curiosity by pubuca
zion of the commissions.